Village government · Randolph County, IL

Ruma's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Ruma took in $431 thousand and spent $463 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Fees for services29%Fines and other10%Village taxes9.3%

What stands out

52%

of Ruma's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes9.3%

Other taxes
4.9%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.4%$19 thousand

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$123 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$123 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money52%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
52%$224 thousand

Fines and other10%

Fines
9.0%$39 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Social services0.2%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

52%

of Ruma's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$240 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$240 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$171 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Government buildings$128 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$28 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$22 thousand
Social services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ruma. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Ruma itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.